Keith Austin
Vice president and head of legal UKIEEMEA
DHL
As head of legal at DHL since 2006, Keith Austin leads a team of 30 lawyers across seven countries spanning Europe and the Middle East. He particularly enjoys ‘supporting a team which consistently achieves great employee opinion survey results, which reflect the way we provide legal services to the business’.
He expects external counsel to fully understand the business and to provide pragmatic, commercially focused and timely advice, at a price which truly reflects the value provided.
Law firms used: Blake Lapthorn, DAC Beachcroft, Eversheds, Holman Fenwick Willan, Linklaters, Shoosmiths, SNR Denton
2012–present: Vice president and head of legal UKIEEMEA, DHL
2006–12: Vice president, head of legal UKIEEMEA, DHL
2004–06: Senior legal counsel, Exel